Cheissy andrews



` 1,638,311 All@ 941927' i l ANDREWS METHOD FOR ORNAMENTATIONS Filed March 11. 192e Patented Aug. 9, 1927. y

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE- cHnrssY ANDREWS, or NEW Yonx, N. Y.,

METHOD non oRNAMEN'TATIoNs.

Application led March 11, 1926. Serial No. 94,007.

vide such a method which may be used to y great advantage in the designing and ex- U hibiting of wearing apparel, 1n the trimming of hats, in the decorating of scarfs and the like, and in fact Wherever it is de's1red to apply an ornamental 4design to a text 1le fabric. Another object of my mvention is the pro- 35 vision of such a method which consists of a minimum number of operations, one which is simple in its application yet thoroughly practical and eflicient and by means of which designs of various colora` and combinations of colorscan be easily and quickly applied to textile fabrics. f

in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application Figure 1 is a plan view of a card covered with textile fabric and showing applied theretoa design by means of my improved method. Y

Figure 2 is' a sectional view taken on line 2 2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a. plan View of a portion of textile fabric showing the application of a design thereto by means of my improved method. v

Figure 4 is a sectional view online 4--4 of Figure 3.

My improved method may be said to consist generally in first obtaining the textile fabric which it is'desired to ornament, drawing or printing upon the textile fabric the desired design to be applied thereto, coating all or any portion of the design with glue or other cementitious size and subsequently applaying to the size coated portion or portions, flock of wool, silk, cotton or other suitable fibers and of the desired color or colors. After ythe size has become dry, any super- 'iuous flock or portion thereof which may have been applied to spaces on the design that are left uncoated with the cementitious size may be dusted off.

To reproduce the ornamented fabric shown in Figures 3 and 4, a piece of fabric represented .at 10, is first obtained and this fabric may be of any desired material and color. The design' 11 is then drawn or printed on one or both sides of the fabric after -which the c'ementitious size 12 is then applied to all or any portion or portions of the design 11. fibers and of the desired color isV then applied to the size-coated -portion or portions of the design in any suitable manner and preferably through the medium .of a soft brush. Care must be taken that the ber is applied onto and not into the cementitious size as.

it is my intention that the surface shall be soft and that the presence of the size will not be too easily discovered. Any suitable size may be used but it is desired that the size be of such a make that upon the drying thereof, it will not'leave the flock and fabric hard and stiff. Any superfluous liock or portion thereof which may be applied to spaces on the design that are left uncoatedl with the ,cementitious size will not adhere to' the fabric and may be dusted od.

Of course, it may be desired to produce The flock 13 of suitable different portions of the design 11 in diiferent colors and in such event, it is to be understood that the various portions of the design are produced separately by means of the method .described hereinabove. F or instance, it may be desired to make the center of the design of one color and the petals of another color and in this event, two separate operations would be necessary. Either the center would be produced first and the petals last or vice-versa, butin either case it would be necessary to let the one portion dry before producing the other so that the iiock will adhere only to that portion or portions of the design being produced.

in Figures 1 and 2 has been shown a way inwhich wearing apparel may be designed and mounted for exhibiting purposes and in the design shown in Figure 1, the hat, cus and skirt may be of one color While the balance of the outfit may be of another color or colors. in the making of the skirt and in order that the saine may be given a iiared appearance, a strip of corrugated material of the desired size and shape is used to cover a portion of the design. 1n the present in.

stance and for the purpose of iilustration, there is provided a card 1 5, one surface of which is covered with a suitable fabric base 16. rlhe desired design is then imprinted on the fabricV and the skirt portion of the design is covered with suitable corrugated material 17 which will serve to give a flared appearance to the finished design. A- coating of size is then applied to the corrugated covering and the flock 18 is then applied to the size. The balance of the design is produced in the samemanner and may consistI of various colorsand combinations of colors. These cards are preferably used for exhibiting purposes in the windows of dep artment stores' and may be of any desired Slze.

It is also to be understood that the designs described herein and illustrated in the accompanying drawings have been used simply to illustrate the principle and application ofthe present improved method and that any desired designs may be used. It is also to be further understood that changes inthe details of the present method may be resorted to without departing from or sacrificing the spirit of the invention so long as such changes fall within the scope. of the appended claims.

What is claimed is 1. As a new article of manufacture, an ornamented fabric consisting of a fabric base having a design imprinted on its surface, a corrugated covering secured over a part of the design, a coating of cementitious size applied over the'sad covering and the balance of the design and flock applied over the design,

the fabric, applying a corrugated coveringv to a portion of the design, applying to the corrugated covering land the balance of the design a coating of cementitious size, and subsequently applying flock to the size.

3. The method hereinabove described for ornamenting textile fabric which consists in first imprinting a design on the surface of the fabric, applying a corrugated covering to the design, applying to the corrugated covering a coating of cementitious size and subsequently applying flock to the said size.

4. As a new article of manufacture, an ornamental display article comprising a card having a design imprinted thereon, a corrugated element mounted upon a portion of and fiock adhesively 'applied to the design and to the surface of the corrugated element.

5. A display article comprising a card having a figure design thereon, a corrugated element placed upon the skirt portion of the ligure design to provide folds, and Hock adhcsively applied to the surface of the element and to other portions of the design.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

CHRISSY' ANDREWS. 

